Startled Seed Wheat Dispute In Rawlins County
Rawlins County faces a dispute over an old obligation tied to seed wheat. Former county attorney M A Wilson, now facing a suit by J H Chambers and John M Bensment for 750 dollars, seeks repayment on notes connected to the wheat loan. The case centers on notes owed to the county and the subsequent judgment.
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Rawlins
M.A. Wilson
Tawilns
J. H. Chambers
John M. Ben
Wilson
Baker Scholarships Trials Set for Shawnee Pupils
Shawnee county pupils compete on March 29 for university scholarships offered by President J H Mur at Ha university. Examinations will be held at eleven places in Shaweree county on March 20 and April 1 for those who wish to compete.
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Shawnee County
Shaweree
Ha. University
J. .H. Mur
Examination contest for eighth grade scholarships announced
County Superintendent Wright directs exams covering all branches to the eighth grade with cash prizes and half-year and one-third year scholarships at Baker University. Locations include Golden Rule schoolhouse and Lyman, Auburn, Dover, Richland, Seabrook, Wakarusa, Lake Liver, Rossville, Oakland, and Tecumseh. Examinations split with half on March 29 and the remainder on April 12.
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FE. Wright
Baker University
Golden Rule
Logan Townstip
Lyman School
Auburn
Dover
Richland
Seabrook
Wakarusa
Liver Lake
Rossville
Oakland
Tecumseh
Ortif
Cochran Sought as Next County Commissioner
Correspondent praises J. W. Cochran as honest, intelligent, and qualified for county commissioner. He has served three terms as trustee of Menoken township and is a Democrat supported by many Republicans for his integrity. G W Ausherman endorses Cochran for the office.
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Stat Journal
J. W. Cochran
Dean Truster
Menoken Township
Cochran
G W. Ausherman
Hunters told to stop shooting rural mailboxes
Federal officials warn against shooting rural free delivery mailboxes as an unlawful act. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ed McKeever says cases are pending and more could be charged. fines start at 100 dollars. He notes many youths are involved and boxes along routes are frequently damaged, but he doubts malicious intent drives the acts.
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United States
Ed McKeever
Quarantine Declared as Manila Cholera Spreads
Manila reports 26 cholera cases and 21 deaths with no white fatalities. Five cases in Malolos and two in Aparri prompt travel bans and interisland shipping halt for five days to curb spread. US Grant will sail to San Francisco without stopovers, while military reinforcements move to Mindanao after Moro attack on signal corps.
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Manila
Malolos
Aparri
Luzon
Here
Dagupan
Manile
Interisland
Japan
United States
Grant
San Francisco
Japanese Porta
Twelfth Infantry
Third Infantry
Thoman
Chaffee
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Eleventh Cavalry
George W. Davis
Zambaong
Sland
Signal Corps
Davis
Holy Week Services At Church Of The Assumption
Special holy week services will be held Thursday Friday and Saturday at the Church of the Assumption. St Marys figures Potter Maley will come to Topeka to assist in the Easter services next Sunday. Palm procession observed to commemorate Jesus entry into Jerusalem.
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Church of the Assumption
Ial
Akoa Potter Maley
St Marys
Topeka
Jesus
Jerusalem
Chinese Rebellion Moves Amid China unrest in 1911
News from Victoria B C March reports Yokohama merchant Haul carrying orders to New York for arms to rebels in Southern China led by Dr Sun Yat sen. Claims 50 000 troops ready to join with modern arms as refugees flood into Kwang Tung while Kan t w and other provinces face upheaval amid revenue crisis and natural disasters.
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Victoria
B. C
Marcus C
Yokohama
New York
China
Hi Fgy
Sumyatsen
America
Hill Eun
Canton
Sunyatsen
Te Kaga Maru
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Nanniking Pub
Yulin Chow
Pekin
Baoting
Ekin
Board of Revenue
Itswit
Watarase
Japan
Asharo
Tor Takio
Sachlura
Mara
Iwagetun
Totomi
Kaljo Gun
Chiba Ken
Grimes Politician Predicts GOP Governor Nominee
Grimes tells Kansas City delegates and reporters that party unity and delegate choice will decide the Kansas governor nominee at the state convention. He notes most delegates are chosen but few are instructed, predicting the roll call on May 28 will reveal the nominee. He dismisses circulating reports as largely misleading and recalls a past joke with Billy Morrin.
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Bookerman Rank Grimes
Kan~sue City
Senator Burton
Kansas
Grimes
Kansas City Journal
Wienia
Billy Morrin
Billy
American Arrested in Russian Students Riot Case in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on March 25 an American, Mrs Gardner, was searched by police as her son Boris, a student, faced beating during the riot. Gardner will be released if Boris agrees to go to England to pursue his education. Officials report many relatives of officials among the imprisoned as Moscow bans and Siberia punishments extend to students. 87 jailed for terms up to three years.
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California Pig Syrup Co
Co.—California Fig Syrup Co
Helen Farrell
W.C.T.U
Saranac Lake
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean Mas
Pixxuan
Lydia E Pinkham
Herex Farrett
Lara I Pinkham
St. Petersburg
Gardner
Boris
England
Moscow
Siberia
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets touted as safe cough remedy
A fragment summary asserts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets offer a non opiate cure for catarrh and coughs in children. Testimonials from a Charleston mother and A R Fernbank of Columbus claim relief from croup chronic catarrh and improved breathing, with the drug advertised at 50 cents per package and endorsed by local druggists.
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Stuart
Charleston
Mass
NASA
A. R. Fernbank
Columbus
Ohio
Smuart
Noted traveler compares Boer prisoners to New York workers
Frederick Taylor, Royal Geographical Society fellow, reports on Boer prisoners in Bermuda and Ceylon. He argues if New York laborers were as well cared for, they would be happy. Describes Mount Levinia camp in Ceylon with 900 prisoners in rude huts, poor feeding, limited clothing, heat, fever, homesickness, and tight supervision despite small-group outings.
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New York
Prederick Taylor
Royal Geographicalociety
Folklore Society
America
Bermuda
Ceylon
New York City
Mount Levinia
Prohibition State Convention Scheduled in Hutchinson
Hutchinson to host the Prohibition party state convention on June 5 to nominate a state ticket. Rumors arise about outside candidates for five supreme bench vacancies. Committee chair Mont Williams of Lansing and secretary M C Naylor of Topeka lead the party with members J T Merry Emporia T D Talrad Hutchinson J E Garton Clayton M Steves Topeka Dr Atwell Kiowa Rev P Beverly Burlingame. Whist Club scores from Topeka include North and South teams Scott Kennedy Keeler Falkner.
Coffelt's Trial Begins in Winfield Kansas
The murder trial of O W Coffelt for Gee and Montgomery started in district court in Winfield Kansas but was continued to allow Coffelt's attorney C C J Wright of Pawnee to confer with his client. City Ticket Office. Caion Pacific Re RR 5% Kansez ave.
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Coffelt
Winfield
Kan
O W Coffelt
Gee, & Montgomery
District Court
CC. J. Wrights
Pawnee
Caion Pacific Re ‘Rr
Kansez Ave
Unity Union forms from Modern Tonties after receivership
The Modern Tonties re emergent under the Unity Union name to avoid past failures. The plan preserves 60 percent assessment and 12 annual dues, with revised rules to create a representative body and limit officer self perpetuation. Headquarters move from Wichita to Topeka, listing officers H. J. Miller, W. M. Glass, W. 3. McDonald, Finley, and a diverse board across Kansas. The group aims to inherit Tonties’ roughly 1200 members.
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Unity Union
Wichita
Topeka
H. J. Miller
Rossville
W. 3. McDonald
Fort Scott
W. M. Glass
Mr. Finley
Independence
W. F. Feder
Great Bend
W. C. Douglas
Alva
FH. Belfers
Kinsley
HN. Alden
Chanute
G. P. Paxton
Toreka
Order
Tonties
Otis and Brooke to retire from major general posts
General FE Otis retires from the department of the lakes causing a vacancy in the corps of major generals. A second retirement will follow July 1 for Major General John Brooke, commanding the eastern department, opening another vacancy. The notices reflect statutory retirements and upcoming promotions within the General staff.
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Washington
Otis
Department of the Lakes
John Brooke
Wigadier
Mi Orno
Vucuhickes
Fire destroys Mulvane Ranch barn and crops near Rossville
A large fire at the Mulvane ranch near Rossville last week destroyed a barn, corn crib, and the contents including about two thousand bushels of corn. The blaze was caused by a hot box on a fodder shredding machine and insurance coverage was only partial.
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Mulvane Ranch
Rossville
Senator Hare proposes to restate Osage land sale accounts
Washington March 7 Senator Hare has offered a joint resolution directing the Interior Secretary to restate the books of the registers and receivers handling the Osage land sale in Kansas under the September 28 134 treaty. It would allow each register and receiver one percent commission on the proceeds from the sale of the Osage lands.
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Washington
Harevik
Aetttte
Secretary of the Interior
Mandas
Kansas
Nda
Irrigation Congress Postponed to October Meeting
The National Irrigation Association postponed the National Irrigation Congress planned for here in March. The new date is October 6, with delegates aligned to the same lineup as the St Paul August event. President Thomas F. Walsh may travel to Iowa but will return for the October session.
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Irrigation Congress
Colorado
Colo
Marsh
National Irrigation Congress
National Irrigation Association Cnlls
Teanamississippi Conarwak
St. Paul
Samne
Thomas Fr. ‘Walsh
Ioukupe
Bat
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Church of Assumption
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Richten
St. Jacobs Oil
Bermudas
Hutchinson
Thir Topeka
Scott
Kennedy Keeler
Falkner
New Crawford Theater
Colored Ideal Opera Co
Vretondate
Duesion
Bostor
Visladelphia
Dushing
Metropolitan Array
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